Childhood

MILLVILLE, N.J. -- Mike Trout arrives in town at 2:30 a.m. He drives past the 15-foot sign welcoming him, gets out of the black Infiniti SUV he bought as a Mother's Day gift and walks through the front door of the two-story house.

BALTIMORE -- It's easy to forget that Mike Trout, for all his otherworldly talent, was still living with his parents six months ago. His dad hasn't forgotten. Last Monday, when White Sox slugger.

For a kid from the snow belt of New Jersey to even make it to the big leagues is an amazing story. To become an All-Star as a 21-year-old rookie and draw comparisons to Mickey Mantle -- that's the stuff of dreams. But it's now Mike Trout's reality.

At just 20 years old, Angels star rookie Mike Trout isn't that far removed from his childhood. The outfielder was especially close to it Saturday when he got to meet his boyhood idol, Derek Jeter.

Mike Trout probably won't be traded this year, but what if he would be? Would a deal to the Philadelphia Phillies make sense?

Mike Trout The Kid From Millville New Jersey.

Mike Trout played for Millville High School in 2009.

Mike Trout: Mike Trout, American baseball centre fielder who was one of the sport's greatest all-around players.

Imagine moving some boxes around your garage and finding out that a baseball phenom used to live in that same house. That's what happened to Reddit user DimensionsInTime, who shared this childhood silhouette outline of none other than the Prince Fish himself, Michael Nelson Trout. One time I found a dollar in my pocket. So I have that going for me.

Look. Up in the sky. It's a bird. It's a plane. No, it’s Mike Trout, the Anaheim Angels center fielder who’s done as good an impression of Superman as any ballplayer in recent memory. Check that. Make it “Super Boy.”